Hospitalité

Apr 23, 2011

1h 36m

★ 6.1

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Overview

In this black comedy the lives of a timid small-time printer and his young wife are turned inside out by the arrival of a stranger who moves in and takes over their world. Set in a village-like outpost in the heart of Tokyo, this is a wry commentary on Japanese xenophobia. Kiki Sugino heads a spritely ensemble cast.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Wa Entertainment

Hospitalité Trailers

Cast

Mikio

Kenji Yamauchi

Natsuki

Kiki Sugino

Kagawa

Kanji Furutachi

Annabelle

Bryerly Long

Eriko

Erika Ono

Seiko

Kumi Hyodo

Hiroko Matsuda

Tatsuya Kawamura

Naoki Sugawara

Haruka Saito

Makoto Adachi

Tsuyoshi Kondo

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